Landslide kills two

BANJARNEGARA, Central Java: Two people were killed and 23 houses were swept away in a landslide caused by heavy storms in Banyumas and Banjarnegara regencies on Sunday and Monday.

The two fatalities, Darmi, 60, and her grandson Sutono, 8, were killed when the support poles of their house in Derik village collapsed.

Banjarnegara regent Nurachmad visited the area and donated rice and instant noodles and arranged shelter for 75 families who were forced to evacuate their villages due to the danger of further landslides. (45/edt)